Category Archives: Canadian Press
Japan medical school confirms altering scores to limit women
TOKYO - A Tokyo medical school apologized Tuesday after an internal investigation confirmed that it altered entrance exam scores for years to limit the number of female students and ensure more men be...
Aug 07, 2018

Could hard-right Supreme Court haunt GOP? History says maybe
WASHINGTON - Be careful what you wish for. That’s the history lesson for Republicans eagerly anticipating Brett Kavanaugh’s ascension to the Supreme Court, which could cement conservative ...
Aug 07, 2018
Lithuanian capital to launch 'G-spot' ad before papal visit
VILNIUS, Lithuania - Tourism officials in Lithuania’s capital are coming under fire from the Catholic Church for a highly sexualized advertising campaign to promote the city as Pope Francis prep...
Aug 07, 2018

Democrats see opportunity in Washington congressional races
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Democrats were celebrating early returns in three congressional races in Washington state’s primary election, but Republicans said they were confident their party would hold on ...
Aug 07, 2018

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's claims on economic gains overstated
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is grossly overstating the extent of U.S. economic and job gains. In a tweet Monday, he declares that the economy has “never been better” and jobs are a...
Aug 07, 2018

Nebraska to try risky 4-drug series in 1st lethal injection
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska state officials are preparing for their first execution in two decades and first-ever lethal injection with an untried combination of drugs that includes a powerful painkiller...
Aug 07, 2018
Jails, prisons slowly loosen resistance to addiction meds
GREENFIELD, Mass. - Four inmates sit silently in the library of the Franklin County House of Correction one summer morning. But these men aren’t here to read books. Under the supervision of a nu...
Aug 07, 2018
A coral reef cemetery is home to life in the afterlife
MIAMI - A year after Will and Daniel Payne lost their mom, and nearly two decades since their father’s death, it was time to follow their wishes for the afterlife. As they board a boat with thre...
Aug 07, 2018

New Colombian president promises 'corrections' to peace deal
BOGOTA - Colombia’s youngest elected president was sworn in to office Tuesday, promising to “make corrections” to a peace deal with leftist rebels that has divided the country and to...
Aug 07, 2018
Zimbabwean soldiers beating up opposition, rights group says
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean security forces and unidentified gunmen have beaten and harassed dozens of people in a crackdown on the political opposition following a disputed election, Human Rights W...
Aug 07, 2018